FINALLY!!!

We are finally getting a house! But man, this waiting is getting old. We found this house in Roy and there is a widowed lady that is living in there right now and she needed some extra time to move out, which we agreed to. So we are giving her 50 days to close and move and all that jazz. But it is amazing. It has a huge backyard for Emma to just run and run. Its all fenced in so we won't have to worry about her getting out (hopefully :) ). It has been really well cared for. We are planning to paint before we move in, so I will post pictures later after we move in and have our own stuff in there. But we just can't believe that a house this amazing and perfect for us was in our price range it has 3 beds and 2 baths with the potential for another bed and bath downstairs. 2100 sq ft its a tri/multi level house. Its just perfect! We are so excited to move in, we are counting down the days.

Super Minnie Fairy Princess!

We were playing a little dress-up/dance party today and so we have a blanket for a cape, a tutu and minnie mouse ears.

And She's Off!!

Oh and don't mind Brock running around with Jingle Bells on his head too. :)

Phoenix

My Parents flew us down for a few days after Christmas and man was it nice. 70+ degrees the whole time we were there. Emma got to go to the park and play (once we got home she didn't understand why we couldn't go to the park here too ). My Grandparents came over from California for the weekend too which was nice to get to see them and visit. Emma really took to "The Chief" (my grandpa) she had so much fun with him. We played games and went to the only Cafe Rio in the state of Arizona. Luckily its only about 40 minutes (with traffic) from my parents house. We were definately not ready to leave the warm weather!

Christmas 2012

We spent a quiet Christmas at home. Emma got an ENORMOUS amount of toys from Santa, Mom and Dad, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles.

Temple Square

At Christmas Brock's Grandma has the parents of the great-grandkids buy them gift(s) to be from her, so Brock thought it would be a fun idea to take Emma to the Build-a-bear store to pick out her own stuffed animals, clothes, shoes, the works. So we made an adventure of it. We rode the frontrunner down to Salt Lake where we met Tyler and Rebecca. She loved riding the train! It was so funny cause as soon as we got out of the car she was so excited, then she was looking out to the street and saw a fire engine and then up in the sky there was an airplane. She was happy as a clam seeing all those big "machines'. Once Emma got the idea of why we were at the build-a-bear store she had so much fun picking stuff. She got a dog with a "Sheriff Woody" outfit which she wouldn't leave the store without and she got a teddy bear with a girly outfit that Brock and I picked for her. Then we went to Temple Square, then to dinner at the delicious Tucanos.

This tree at the Gateway was so COOL, it would change colors.

Picking out her Puppy

Washing her animals with Daddy and Uncle Tyler

Putting in her animals information for their birth certificates, etc.

Riding on the Trax in Downtown SLC

We met a Santa and Buddy the Elf. Emma wasn't too sure about Santa when he got closer than about 2 feet.

Uncle Tyler and Aunt Rebecca

Mommy, Daddy, & Emma. When we were here by the famous "pedestal" we got to watch a proposal take place. It was so romantic and cute.

The Beautiful Lights

Waiting for our table at Tucanos (Yum, Yum!)

Emma is in Control

In case any of you were wondering this is what happens when your 2 year old gets a hold of the camera! LOL!! FUNNY GIRL!!

Halloween

Our little Minnie Mouse!


Emma and Aunt Zoey (Aunt Zoey borrowed Emma's 4-wheeler, she was dressed in her riding gear)
We went Trick-or-treating to Aunt Zoey's work and Emma got a pumpkin bucket FULL of candy. There was no need to go that evening! I'm a lame mom! I like getting her all dressed up but I think going trick-or-treating door to door is pointless and a little dangerous especially after hearing that two young teenage girls were involved in a hit and run last night on the news.

Our Trip to Heaven and Back

Brock and I were having a down day and we decided we needed a little getaway so we booked a hotel room for the weekend in Jackson Hole. Jackson Hole is one of our favorite placed to go and forget about stresses and "life" for a time. We got a screamin deal on a room since it was off season. So I got Emma excited by telling her that in a few days we were going on a trip. After a little trouble at the start, it was a way fun weekend! Emma has never been there so we were way excited to take her not that she would know or care where we were going.


Emma getting ready for the day by brushing her teeth and watching Mickey Mouse (both are some of her favorite pass times)

Mommy and Emma in front of the Tetons

Daddy and Emma in front of the Tetons, it was a little chilly

The MAJESTIC Tetons

We took Brock's Buick with almost no room in the back seat. As you can see Emma prefers to put her feet on the backs of the seats for a little extra space.

Bruce the Moose in Teton National Park

Visitors Center, Emma loved all the statue animals

She got some new Moose earrings. She was so excited to wear them.

The family under one of the Antler Arches in Jackson

Emma and Daddy being Goofy :p

Eating at the always YUMMY BUBBA'S BBQ

FYI: If anyone tries to go to Teton Village after Oct 1st, know that they whole town pretty much closes down :)

But we did find this COOL playground for Emma to burn some energy on

Saw this cool sign in Teton Village so we took a picture of it

By Sunday none of us were ready to come back to reality. I just love it up there!